Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fQb7_KUs3A
Friday, March 15, 2019
Monday, February 25, 2019
PROCEDURAL TEXT
Procedural text is very common. It tells you how to complete a task and explains how to complete a process or gives us instructions for doing something. It is designed to describe how something is achieved through a sequence of actions or steps, which enable the reader to achieve the goal.
A recipe and an instruction booklet are both examples of procedural text. With a recipe, it is going to give you all the ingredients that you need to say, bake cookies, and it is going to tell you the process for baking those cookies. It is going to say, “Insert one cup of sugar into your bowl and then pour for cups of flour into your bowl.” Then it might say to mix it all up and add some other ingredients. Then, it will say something like “Bake for 15 minutes.” If you follow all the steps, at the end you will have cookies, because this recipe told you how to complete the task of baking cookies.
The instruction booklet, if you have ever had something kind of complicated to put together, there was an instruction booklet to tell you how to do it. It might say “Step one: take everything out of the box.” There would be a step two that might say “Attach part A to part B.” the steps would go on.
After you completed all of the steps, you will have a piece of equipment that is fully put together.
Generic Structure of Procedural Text:
Goal
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It contains the purpose of the text. (E.g.: How to make Spaghetti.)
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Material or ingredients
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It contains of the material that used in the process. (E.g.: the material to cook omelet are egg, onion, vegetable oil, etc.)
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Step
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It contains of the step to make something in goal. (E.g.: First, wash tomatoes, onion… Second, cut the onions becomes slices ….)
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Result
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It is the result of completing the steps.
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The Characteristics/Language Feature of Procedural Text:
1Use adverbial of sequence / Using temporal conjunction (E.g.: First, second, third, the last, finally, ….)
2Use command / imperative sentence (E.g.: Put the noodles on the …, Wash the tomatoes….)
3Using action verbs
4Using Simple Present Tense
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJi46PON668&t=32s
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Adjective Phrase
It's A Beautiful Day
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Watch and enjoy the song, and you will learn how you can use adjectives and adjective phrases. Happy watching and learning, then.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgIMIKG0GFw
Monday, December 3, 2018
Gerund and Infinitive
GERUND, TO INFINITIVE,
and BARE INFINITIVE
and BARE INFINITIVE
Gerunds and infinitives are sometimes referred to as verb complements. They may function as subjects or objects in a sentence. It can be a little difficult to know when to use gerunds and infinitives. This time, we're going to study about them.
Here is a file on the subject.
adapted from: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/gerunds-and-infinitives.html
Verbs Followed by Gerunds
** = verb followed by a gerund OR a noun + an infinitive
*** = verb followed by a gerund OR an infinitive with a difference in meaning
**** = verb followed by a gerund OR an infinitive with little difference in meaning
admit
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He admitted cheating on the test.
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advise **
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The doctor generally advised drinking low-fat milk.
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allow **
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Ireland doesn't allow smoking in bars.
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anticipate
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I anticipated arriving late.
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appreciate
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I appreciated her helping me.
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avoid
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He avoided talking to her.
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begin ****
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I began learning Chinese.
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can't bear ****
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He can't bear having so much responsibility.
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can't help
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He can't help talking so loudly.
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can't see
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I can't see paying so much money for a car.
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can't stand ****
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He can't stand her smoking in the office.
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cease ****
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The government ceased providing free healthcare.
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complete
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He completed renovating the house.
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consider
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She considered moving to New York.
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continue ****
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He continued talking.
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defend
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The lawyer defended her making such statements.
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delay
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He delayed doing his taxes.
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deny
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He denied committing the crime.
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despise
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She despises waking up early.
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discuss
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We discussed working at the company.
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dislike
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She dislikes working after 5 PM.
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don't mind
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I don't mind helping you.
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dread ***
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She dreads getting up at 5 AM.
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encourage **
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He encourages eating healthy foods.
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enjoy
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We enjoy hiking.
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finish ***
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He finished doing his homework.
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forget ***
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I forgot giving you my book.
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hate ****
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I hate cleaning the bathroom.
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Imagine
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He imagines working there one day.
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Involve
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The job involves traveling to Japan once a month.
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keep
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She kept interrupting me.
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like ****
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She likes listening to music.
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love ****
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I love swimming.
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mention
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He mentioned going to that college.
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mind
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Do you mind waiting here for a few minutes.
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miss
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She misses living near the beach.
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need ***
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The aquarium needs cleaning.
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neglect ****
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Sometimes she neglects doing her homework.
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permit **
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California does not permit smoking in restaurants.
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postpone
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He postponed returning to Paris.
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practice
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She practiced singing the song.
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prefer ****
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He prefers sitting at the back of the movie theater.
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propose ****
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I proposed having lunch at the beach.
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quit ***
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She quit worrying about the problem.
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recall
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Tom recalled using his credit card at the store.
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recollect
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She recollected living in Kenya.
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recommend
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Tony recommended taking the train.
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regret ***
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She regretted saying that.
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remember ***
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I remember telling her the address yesterday.
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report
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He reported her stealing the money.
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require **
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The certificate requires completing two courses.
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resent
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Nick resented Debbie's being there.
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resist
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He resisted asking for help.
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risk
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He risked being caught.
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start ****
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He started studying harder.
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stop ***
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She stopped working at 5 o'clock.
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suggest
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They suggested staying at the hotel.
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tolerate
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I tolerated her talking.
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try ***
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Sam tried opening the lock with a paperclip.
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understand
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I understand his quitting.
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urge **
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They urge recycling bottles and paper.
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Verbs Followed by Gerunds
* = verb followed by an infinitive OR an optional noun + an infinitive
*** = verb followed by a gerund OR an infinitive with a difference in meaning
**** = verb followed by a gerund OR an infinitive with little difference in meaning
agree
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Tom agreed to help me.
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appear
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His health appeared to be better.
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arrange
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Naomi arranged to stay with her cousin in Miami.
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ask *
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She asked to leave.
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begin ***
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He began to talk.
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can't bear ****
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He can't bear to be alone.
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can't stand ****
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Nancy can't stand to work the late shift.
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care
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He doesn't care to participate in the activity.
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cease ****
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The government ceased to provide free healthcare.
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choose *
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I chose to help.
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claim
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She claimed to be a princess.
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continue ****
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She continued to talk.
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decide
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We decided to go to Hawaii.
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demand
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He demanded to speak to Mr. Harris.
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deserve
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He deserves to go to jail.
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dread ***
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I dread to think what might happen.
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expect *
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They expect to arrive early.
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fail
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He failed to get enough money to pay for the new project.
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forget ***
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I forgot to lock the door when I left.
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get (be allowed to)
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Debbie gets to go to the concert next week! Why can't I?
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happen
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She happened to be at the bank when it was robbed.
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hate ****
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He hates to clean dishes.
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hesitate
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She hesitated to tell me the problem.
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hope
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I hope to begin college this year.
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intend
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We intend to visit you next spring.
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learn
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I learned to speak Japanese when I was a kid.
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like ****
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Samantha likes to read.
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love ****
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We love to scuba dive.
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manage
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He managed to open the door without the key.
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need *,***
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I need to study.
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neglect ****
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She neglected to tell me the date of the meeting.
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offer
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Frank offered to drive us to the supermarket.
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plan
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We plan to go to Europe this summer.
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prefer ****
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He prefers to eat at 7 PM.
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prepare *
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They prepared to take the test.
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pretend
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The child pretended to be a monster.
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promise *
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She promised to stop smoking.
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propose ****
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Drew proposed to pay for the trip.
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Refuse
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The guard refused to let them enter the building.
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regret ***
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I regret to inform you that your application was rejected.
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remember ***
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Did you remember to lock the door when you left?
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Seem
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Nancy seemed to be disappointed.
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start ***
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Marge started to talk really fast.
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Swear
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She swore to tell the truth.
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Tend
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He tends to be a little shy.
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threaten *
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He threatened to leave forever.
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try ***
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Mary tried to lift the table, but it was too heavy.
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Vow
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He vowed to get revenge.
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Wait
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She waited to buy a movie ticket.
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want *
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I want to study Spanish.
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wish *
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I wish to stay.
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would like *
(meaning "wish" or "want") |
We would like to start now.
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Yearn
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Melanie yearns to travel somewhere exotic.
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